Question: How can I manage linked address updates in a Power Automate flow?

Hallie Guiseppe · July 11

When I update a constituent’s address using the API, it is also updating the linked address on the associated organization as well as the address on other contacts connected to that organization. The address IDs are different, so I’m unsure why all linked addresses are being updated.

Constituent address output:

{
"id": "216891",
"city": "Lake Buena Vista",
"constituent_id": "112877",
"country": "United States",
"county": "Orange",
"date_added": "2025-07-10T15:11:15.037-04:00",
"date_modified": "2025-07-11T15:59:27.142-04:00",
"do_not_mail": false,
"formatted_address": "Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830",
"inactive": false,
"postal_code": "32830",
"preferred": false,
"start": "2014-07-23T00:00:00",
"state": "FL",
"type": "Business",
"information_source": "Constituent Notification"
},

Company address output:

{
"count": 1,
"value": [{
"id": "43353",
"city": "Lake Buena Vista",
"constituent_id": "33128",
"country": "United States",
"county": "Orange",
"date_added": "2017-01-17T22:21:46.107-04:00",
"date_modified": "2025-07-11T15:59:27.142-04:00",
"do_not_mail": false,
"formatted_address": "Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830",
"inactive": false,
"postal_code": "32830",
"preferred": true,
"start": "2014-07-23T00:00:00",
"state": "FL",
"type": "Business"
}

Both were modified at the same time, even though only one was targeted in the update.

Does anyone know how to prevent this behavior when working with address records in a Power Automate flow?

Thanks!

Alex Wong · July 14

@Hallie Guiseppe
they are linked address, so I do expect them to be updated. If you consider what happen in RE database view, when a linked address is updated, it is consider “updated” for all linked. So from API standpoint, all the address record that is “linked” should be updated. If you don't want that to happen, you would “break the link” before updating. Though I don't think there is a “break” link API call.

@Ben Wong sounds about right?

Hallie Guiseppe · July 14

@Alex Wong
You make a good point. In web view there is a prompt asking if you want to update all linked addresses, maybe that is what is missing. I'm curious then how to “break” that link. Maybe I need to create a new relationship address rather than update the old one?

Dan Snyder · July 15

@Hallie Guiseppe You are correct that creating a new address will break the link.

Question: How can I manage linked address updates in a Power Automate flow?

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